book review by Mariah Sturdivant
Synopsis
"With a bang, Carol wakes up in a dream. But the dream is not hers. An absurd plot worthy of an action movie drags her along, but all she wants to do is escape. Mind Full is a story about experiencing loss, pursuing acceptance, and forging a new purpose. While Carol may be trapped, her agency remains her own. How will she make the most of an absurd, short, and pointless world? While written by a psychiatrist trained in mindfulness-based therapies, this is not a therapeutic manual, but an adventure story that is psychologically informed. Mind Full explores our emotional depths, both conscious and unconscious. It addresses both the joy and the pain that comes with lived experience and acknowledges our weaknesses while promoting the strength we need to achieve self-compassion and emotional growth"
Genre
Fantasy, Drama
Rating
My rating for this novella is 3/3 stars. This was an interesting and new read for me because of the fact that this is a novella. I am actually doing something new this year called the Ultimate Reading Challenge. The challenge consists of twenty five reading tasks and each time I complete a challenge, I get a prize. One of the challenges was to read a novella. A novella is a book that is less than 200 pages. Since it was so short, I finished the book in one sitting. There is a lot of action and good descriptions that make the plot of the book move fast. A bonus is that get author is a psychiatrist so the philosophical lessons about life and the therapuetical purposes really lingered on me. There were times when the book seemed to stand still, but maybe that was needed due to the excessive action. Overall, this book was a easy read for me and a nice ease to get me started for 2023. Feel free to add me on Goodreads at Mariah Sturdivant :)
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